Created: June 30, 2021 04:06 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham addressed a packed room at a cannabis convention in Albuquerque Wednesday.
The governor championed cannabis as a major achievement. The new law, which legalizes recreational use, went into effect Tuesday. Your job, as part of this conference, is to make sure we launch the industry smartly, compassionately, effectively and this is where government needs help, the governor told the industry leaders.
While cannabis is officially legal to use and grow, it will still be months before legal sales can begin and business can flourish. That challenge now is squarely in your laps, and I have no one I trust more than the group at this conference today, the governor said. We are going to solve a multitude of challenges, that we re going to provide equity.
Created: February 10, 2021 10:21 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has reaffirmed her support to legalize recreational marijuana and this week state lawmakers are again considering it.
Advocates say recreational marijuana would create thousands of jobs and generate hundreds of millions of dollars for New Mexico. Some medical cannabis providers are already preparing for the possibility of cannabis legalization.
PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE LEGALIZATION
Inside a secure greenhouse in Albuquerque s north valley, Trishelle Kirk of Everest Apothecary walks through rows of medical grade marijuana plants.
Kirk is one of several industry leaders who hope lawmakers will legalize recreational cannabis in the coming weeks.
Ringside Seat: Businesswoman Kim Rael From Just-Say-No Era Pushes Cannabis Bill
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At a glance, corporate titan Kim Rael seemed like an unlikely convert to the cannabis industry.
Rael, 55, was in high school in Raton when occupants of the White House made recreational drugs their target.
In her own words, Rael was “the classic Nancy Reagan just-say-no person”.
After college at Harvard, Rael went to work for then-U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman. She moved from government to jobs in the financial and technology sectors.
Then she pivoted to what she calls “the wellness industry.”
In plainer terms, Rael is president and CEO of Azuca, a 3-year-old company whose technology made it possible for edible cannabis to go directly into the bloodstream.